The market being in a trend is the main thing that eventually gets us in a trade. That is a pretty simple idea. Being consistent and making sure you do that all the time is probably more important than the particular characteristics you use to define the trend. Whatever method you use to enter trades, the most critical thing is that if there is a major trend, your approach should assure that you get in that trend.
Richard DennisI always say you could publish rules in a newspaper and no one would follow them. The key is consistency and discipline.
Richard DennisYou should always have a worst case point. The only choice should be to get out quicker.
Richard DennisA good trend following system will keep you in the market until there is evidence that the trend has changed.
Richard DennisWhen you have a position, you put it on for a reason, and you've got to keep it until the reason no longer exists.
Richard DennisThere is another point that I think is as important: You should expect the unexpected in this business; expect the extreme. Donโt think in terms of boundaries that limit what the market might do. If there is any lesson I have learned in the nearly twenty years that Iโve been in this business, it is that the unexpected and the impossible happen every now and then
Richard Dennis